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Newspaper
Plainfield Messenger
Location
Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1921
Page
7
The piece argues true thanksgiving is inward and spiritual, not tied to harvest abundance or material wealth. It urges gratitude for life, love, service, and memory, while warning prosperous readers to avoid self centered excess and remember obligations to others.
A Thanksgiving message urges readers to abandon pessimism, count blessings, and embrace optimism. It asserts the nation remains prosperous despite difficulties and urges gratitude to the Giver of All Good Gifts to lift spirits and inspire future hope.
The Plymouth Thanksgiving menu tradition links cranberry sauce to early Pilgrim feasts. Accounts note cranberries as a staple from 1620 onward, with 1769 offerings showing a diverse spread including venison, clams, oysters, codfish, and cranberry tarts. Modern dinners still feature turkey, succotash, and cranberries with a parched corn token.
Lesson outlines Pauls testimony before Festus and King Agrippa as he defends his conversion and mission. It notes his Roman rights appeal to Caesar to avoid Jerusalem, his commission to the Gentiles, and Agrippas responsive interest with lingering hesitation.
A Selected quotation asserts that the phrase God is Love can resolve doubt about life and divine plans, suggesting the universe's mysteries may fit a benevolent design for believers. The text emphasizes faith over fear, urging trust in a loving higher power.
A reflective note quoting John 14 27 and John 18 27 offering comfort about peace and fearlessness. The text emphasizes a spiritual blessing meant to steady troubled hearts and provide assurance amid uncertainty.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. It claims guaranteed non spotting fading streaking or running with directions included and urges buyers to tell their druggist fabric type for best results.
Mrs. Toddlebury accuses Timothy of secrecy and elicits the tale of a trolley car conductor missing his fare. He admits spending the money on a glass of buttermilk on a warm day, promising to bring the money home.
The notice promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a stain and wear enhancer for table linens. It urges shoppers to use the product and see the improved wear, listing grocers as sellers.
Miss Alice Robertson speaks up amid a male group including Representative Towner of Iowa. She growls that she is not the only old woman in the house, sparking a debate over exactly who she was addressing and how others react.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a trusted remedy for children. It claims a teaspoon clears sour bile and undigested food in hours, promising a well, playful child, and urges mothers to insist on the genuine product labeled California to avoid imitation.
A countryman finds a gravestone inscribed Sic transit gloria mundi and asks the sexton for its meaning. The sexton replies with a humorous gloss: the deceased was merely sick and “went to glory on a Monday morning.”
A witty quip defines a diplomat as a man who climbs into bed feet first to explain arriving late, so he can claim he is just getting up if his wife wakes. The London Opinion cites this humorous view of diplomacy.
A saying from Uncle Eben cautions that talking about troubles too much can wear out friends. It warns that patience fades and listeners grow tired of constant complaints.
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